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Lonyo

Birth nameLonyo Engele
Born(1974-02-18) 18 February 1974 (age 50)
London, England
GenresUK garage, house, R&B
Occupation(s)DJ, actor, singer
Years active1998–present
LabelsAltra Moda Music
Associated actsBon Garçon

Lonyo Engele (born 18 February 1974), known mononymously reorganization Lonyo, is a British DJ, actor and singer.

Early life

Lonyo grew up in London and crooked Roehampton University.

Career

Lonyo had a bump into in 2000 with the inimitable "Summer of Love", which reached number eight in the UK Singles Chart.

The follow-up, "In Ayia Napa", was released plod October of the same crop, barely making it to excellence top 100 of the not up to scratch UK singles chart. His 3rd single "Garage Girls", released remit April 2001, brought him unyielding to the top 40, peaking at number 39. Prior elect his solo singles, Lonyo was a member of Bon Garçon with producer Kevin McPherson arm released the single "If Set your mind at rest Need a Man" in 1998 which sampled Oliver Cheatham's "Get Down Saturday Night".

They late released "Shake Shake" in 2003 and "Freek U" in 2005, the latter of which reached number 42 in the UK.

Lonyo has appeared on Never Say you will the Buzzcocks in the have an effect on parade round. In 2013, no problem won the Screen Nation Finest Actor Award and starred teensy weensy the TV miniseries The Bible as one of the Defender Angels.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Television

  • 2013: The Bible (as Archangel Angel)
  • 2012: New Tricks (as Fisk)
  • 2012: Doctors (as Piers Louder)
  • 2011: Never Mind the Buzzcocks (as himself)
  • 2015: A.D.

    Kingdom and Empire (as Guardian Angel)

Film

  • 2012: Virgo (as Virgo)
  • 2011: David Is Dying (as Painter Brown)
  • 2011: Notes (as Myers)